The happy "nothing bad happened on my commute" thread ...

[palinurus]

Another fine day, taking it easy today- evening time trials start tomorrow. Up ahead I see someone riding a recumbent bike turn into the road I'm on, I don't often see other cyclists- so recumbent riders are a rarity. I closed the gap a bit on a hill, close enough to see that the bike was a Kingcycle and had a race number attached.

Eventually came alongside due to a bit of congestion caused by a minor accident (cars on verges, drivers on phones) and asked whether the number was anything to do with the BHPC event at Hillingdon on Sunday, turned out he was racing and is a BHPC official too. Talked a little about BHPC events, recumbents and pedal car racing (!) at subsequent traffic queues. Very pleasant ride in.

 

[Gains]

First proper commute in to work today. No bad drivers or anything to report, lovely clear sky and "clean tasting" spring air and zero red lights!

Only downside was near frostbitten fingers but hey, cant win em all! Oh and pot holes, but i just consider it exasive action training!

Looking forward to the ride home!

 

[palinurus]

It was colder than I was prepared for this morning too. One of my feet went numb.

Still a good commute though, on the TT bike- first evening 10 of the season tonight after work.

 

[BrumJim]

Had a nice chat with a bloke on a Specialized Sirrus at the lights this morning, and the bloke on the Cannondale who works at the same site as I do.

Got passed at speed by a mountain bike, but he gave me a nice wave, and I had only just joined the road and was about to leave it again soon. So even that was OK.

 

[BenM]

Lots of cyclists out today and each was greeted with a recumbent grin and a cheery hello - I was a little later than usual and also modified the commute a little to avoid a main road. Great run in, no events unless you include the slight SPD induced wobble as I set off (Only been using them for a week... well that's my excuse and I am sticking to it!)

B.

 

[ianrauk]

Another glorious sunny day commute this morning. Cruising by all the backed up traffic on the A21 this morning sure makes me smile... poor cagers.

 

[adds21]

[FONT=&quot]Beautiful commutes all week for me. I keep leaving home earlier in the mornings so I can add a couple of extra miles, and have been going the "steep way" home every evening.
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[ianrauk]

I do this and add an extra 8-10 miles... lovely

[FONT=&quot]Beautiful commutes all week for me. I keep leaving home earlier in the mornings so I can add a couple of extra miles, and have been going the "steep way" home every evening.
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[ChrisKH]

First day in shorts today and I shot to the station past grid-locked cars!

Better still I stood on the platform folding the bike when a vision of dayglo loveliness walked down towards me - the first female bike/train commuter I have ever seen travel from my home station. Turned round and there was another one on the opposite platform.

 

[NigC]

I have a few good points from my cycle home today

1. While stopping outside my daughter's school, wearing my Hi-Vis jacket, I hear a little voice say "Hello Mr. Policeman" and when I look down there's a little girl smiling up at me. Really made me smile
2. Today I can finally mothball my lights. I've been getting to work for 6:30 and it's been a bit shall I/shan't I use them all week. But now that's over and it's light enough anyway, so out come the batteries and away go the lights
3. It's warm and sunny.
4. Because of 3. - many many short skirts on the pathways

OK, so the last one is only coz I'm a pervy old git, but what the hell

 

[Matthames]

Riding home. Managed to make a good pace, had it not been for the hills that I have to deal with I would of had a respectable average speed. Also I managed to dodge a pot hole by doing a high speed bunny hop.

 

[fossyant]

Shhhhhsssss...I've not ridden a bike for 4 weeks..... good news.... the fixed now has a new rear wheel (following the dirty big dent in it), new 16T sprocket, new pads and a new chain......all ready for Monday.........

 

[Landslide]

Plenty fun this morning!
Dropped the laundry off - the lady there laughed out loud when I rolled up towing my wheely suitcase!
Then twiddled into town on my polo gear (46 GI!) and overtook some fella on a racer.

 

[laertes]

I have a nice 13 mile trip from central London to Kingston. Today's highlights on the way home:
- a very attractive lady overtaking me very easily
- me overtaking a bus inbetween stops - go me
- wind behind most of the way
- no insects flew into my mouth
- going faster than ever before down the hill at the Ham gate of Richmond Park

 

[DrSquirrel]

This morning I saw a dead blackbird... made me think of roast chicken, yum!